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Night-time photograph of a construction work site with sandy ground marked by yellow string lines. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and white kurta with an orange-red shawl over his shoulders kneels and taps a red brick with a long-handled tool. Beside him a bent-over worker in a white dhoti and white head-wrap works the sand, and further back several other workers in white clothes kneel and bend over the ground. A dim light glows at the right edge beneath a thatched roof, with dark foliage behind.

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Night-time photo of devotees in white dhotis and shirts working on the ground of an open courtyard lit by a few lights. A bald man in an orange-saffron shawl kneels at the front left, holding a long stick and tracing a line in the soil beside a row of red bricks laid along the edge. Another man in a white turban and white clothing bends forward beside him, while more people in white stand, crouch or work along the line of bricks further back. A thatched-roof building, shrubs with yellow flowers and a blank signboard frame the background. The group appears to be preparing a path or border on the ground.2011-01-16Photograph taken at dusk or night at an outdoor site with a blue tarpaulin canopy overhead. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand in a line along a shallow trench lined with red bricks, looking down at the work. A man in a white dhoti and an orange-collared white polo shirt with a small badge stands at the right edge, closest to the camera. Another man crouches at the left, arranging bricks on the ground, and loose red bricks and a white cloth-wrapped object lie on the sand. Sandy ground, a tarp structure and a few other figures are visible in the background. No one in the frame is clearly identifiable as a person.2011-01-16A nighttime photograph of three men in white clothes crouching on bare sandy ground. The man on the left holds a long iron rod or tool and wears a gold chain; the man in the centre wears a white shirt and white headband with a light smear on his forehead and a bangle on his wrist; the man on the right wears a white shirt and white dhoti and leans over the ground beside a pale brick or slab. Another white-clad figure stands partly visible at the top edge. The scene shows ground work in progress, with no visible deity, fire pit or ceremony.2011-01-16A photograph taken at night of several men working outdoors on bare dirt ground, laying red bricks along a taut string line. In the foreground a young man in a striped collared shirt and grey trousers crouches on the left, setting a brick with his hands. To the right, a man in a white short-sleeved shirt and blue jeans kneels and places bricks along the line, holding an iron rod upright. Behind them other men in white shirts and khaki trousers bend over the work area, with foliage in the dark background. The scene shows manual construction labour rather than ritual activity.2011-01-16Outdoor photo at night on bare sandy ground of a group of men in white dhotis and white shirts working on a brick-lined trench or foundation. A man in the foreground crouches and sets a brick, another kneels beside him, and a standing man in a striped shirt holds a long wooden stick or rod upright in the sand. Several others bend or stand around the work, one wearing an orange-edged white shirt. A thatched shelter and a banner with green and white panels appear in the background.2011-01-16December 09 20062006-12-09December 09 20062006-12-09Night-time photograph of several men in plain white clothing working on bare ground. Two men in the foreground bend forward, one holding a long stick or rod pressed into the soil while another digs with his hands. A row of red bricks is laid along the ground on the right. On the far right, a man in a white shirt, white dhoti and a white-and-orange headcloth stands upright watching the work, his hands at his sides. Other figures in white stand in the background in the dim light, and a faint bright light glows in the upper background.2011-01-16A photograph of an outdoor ritual on a dirt ground with a red cloth. A man in white clothes bends forward with his forehead resting on a folded white cloth atop a red brick, supported by two grey concrete blocks. Two other men in white stand beside him, one bending to adjust a block, another wearing a rudraksha mala. A standing figure at left wears an orange robe with a red-bordered shawl and holds his hands together in a gesture of prayer. Clothes hang on a line and a palm tree grows behind a low wall.2008-12-29Night-time photograph of men at an outdoor dirt site with sandy ground and a green cord laid in a line. Three men crouch and dig with metal rods; the man at front left wears a white shirt and dark trousers, and the man beside him in blue jeans and white shirt wears a gold bracelet. A bare-headed man in white dhoti and shirt stands among a group of onlookers in white dhotis and shirts, one wearing a rudraksha-style necklace. A chain-link fence, shrubs and a blank signboard form the background. No clearly distinctive a person candidate is identifiable from appearance alone.2011-01-16December 09 20062006-12-09Four men in plain white shirts and dhotis or lungis bend over a freshly levelled dirt floor inside a block-walled enclosure at night, working with their hands and tools to smooth the ground. Warm artificial light falls across the uneven earth, and tall brick walls, some unfinished, surround the site. A pink cloth hangs from the right wall. The scene shows construction groundwork at an ashram building site.2006-10-06